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Tiny ways your vote matters

With another big voting season coming up next November—the midterm elections—voters may be wondering about questions such as: why do they need to vote?

Disappearing dead lantern flies

It was a damp, moonless night when the screams echoed from behind the Howe Center. Students passing by swore they saw the flicker of wings—thousands of them—spiraling in the glow of a lone streetlamp.

The art of being scared

Spooky season is officially here! This means that horror movies, haunted houses, and overall “spooky” things make a comeback. There is a theory that people love this time of year, primarily because they want to test how much they can handle before they are truly scared.

Haunting these halls

Being a student at Stevens is scary enough with the overwhelming Canvas notifications, mystery dining hall food, and horrific group projects — but campus has just gotten a lot scarier.

Who will survive?

Happy spooky season, ducks! As we reach the halfway point of the fall semester, it turns out that the true horror students stumble upon isn’t just midterms, but instead it’s group projects!

Majors as Halloween costumes

Every major has something specific they are known for, and during Halloween season, the best way to show that off is through on-theme costumes.

The midterm massacre

Midterms are over. The halls are quiet. The smell of burnt coffee and despair still lingers in the air. Somewhere, a printer is jammed, and no one is brave enough to fix it.

The curse of the Torch Bearer: Stevens’ darkest tradition

Every freshman at Stevens hears the same whispered warning during their first semester:

“Don’t anger the Torch Bearer.”

At first, it sounds like a joke — another harmless Stevens tradition, like complaining about the dining hall or pretending you understand thermodynamics.

A controversial candy tier list

Candy, one of the greatest joys of Halloween. It’s especially exciting when you return home to pick out all of your favorite candy from your pile of spoils.